Why Reading Levels Don’t Matter
“I can’t get that book for my daughter! She reads at a much higher level.” I stood there at my booth at a holiday bazaar a bit sad. Not because I lost a sale, but because someone else had fallen…
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Why You Should Rest This Holiday
“AAAARRRRGHHHH!!! Knock if off or so help me I’ll cancel Christmas forever!” Raise your hand if you’ve said that (or something like it). I know I have. The frazzled, burned out mom at Christmas seems like a cliche, but it’s…
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How to Host a Freezer Cooking Party
Once upon a time there was a mom who had it all together. Her kids were always stylishly dressed and her laundry and cleaning were always caught up. She didn’t even own a freezer, because her perfectly organized schedule allowed…
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3 Reasons to Embrace Audiobooks
“You shouldn’t say you read a book if you only listened to it.” Or so said a somewhat snarky lady in a homeschool group I was in when we were discussing reading vs listening to books. I swear my eyes…
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How to Help Handwriting Struggles
Growing up I had absolutely atrocious handwriting. Try as I might it was just bad. At the start of every school year each teacher was sure that they would be the one to ‘fix’ me. Every year they failed and…
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Baby-led Feeding for Beginners
“Hey! That’s not your food! You’re too little!” That was me at pretty much every meal with two of my babies. Like, they would literally dive-bomb our plates like little starving buzzards! Bless their hearts, they wanted our food soooo…
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12 Fabulous Books To Teach Gratitude
A few years ago my older kids and I were working our way through the Little House series. As we read through The Long Winter we realized how thankful we were for our lives. We had access to basic things…
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How to Embrace a Healthy Body Image
“Ugh! I’m so fat!” “I look gross in these pictures!” “I’m going to have to run an extra mile if I want dessert tonight!” Diet culture and concerns about our weight and appearance seem to permeate every aspect of our…
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Breastfeeding Basics for New Moms: Having a Baby Part 3
“If your baby wants to eat more than every two hours, you need to stop and switch to formula. You’re not making enough milk!” Umm, say what!?! Just an FYI, that’s absolutely NOT true! It’s an example of the plethora…
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Diaper Bag: What Do You Really Need?- Having A Baby Part 2
My husband and I were broke when our oldest child was born. Like, we’re talking the kind of broke where they repo your garbage can because you can’t keep up with your trash bill! It wasn’t great, but that was…
